Book Necklaces

I've always wanted to create a book necklace, something along the lines of the antique dance card holders in a simple, rustic format. Well recently I made some books using mixed metals and each book is 1.5 inches square. Most of the books feature a hammered brass base with a copper figure soldered to the front, however, there is one that is a hammered brass base with a brass leaf and another one that features a sterling silver quail sitting on a copper prickly pear cactus. Each book has a saw pierced figure on the back cover that relates to the front cover.
The books hang from a rubber cord designed to hold weighty glass pendants. The cord does not fray and is quite comfortable along the nape of the neck. The card stock pages have been fashioned after the rolodex in that they can be added and removed very easily.
Hope you enjoy checking them out. I really enjoyed making them. I will be listing them in my Etsy shop after my last show of the season which will be Dec. 2nd.
Enjoy!

Will be showing my work at:

Gifts from Nature Art Festival - Presented by Audubon Arizona
Nina Mason Pulliam Rio Salado Audubon Center
3131 South Central Avenue, Phoenix
Saturday, November 23rd, 10:00AM -4:00 PM
Sunday, November 24th, 10:00AM -3:00 PM


Cityscape Brass and Copper - Medium Barrette
This is a cityscape barrette that has been created using a sheet of copper and brass that have been hand sawn, hand stamped, and soldered together to create a city or urban environment. Great one-of-a-kind barrette for the person that loves city life! The overall length of the barrette is 3 1/2 inches and the width is slightly greater than 1 inch at the widest point. The 2 3/4 inch Made in France barrette clip has been attached with soldered hooks for a secure hold.
http://www.restringit.etsy.com

Southwest Flair A-Fair 2013

The 21st Annual Southwest Flair A-Fair is back! This fine art & craft fair benefiting Big Brothers Big Sisters of Tucson will be held October 25th—27th, from 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. at Plaza Palomino (Ft. Lowell & Swan). Hope to see you there!

Moon Over Picacho Peak - Large Mixed Metals Barrette

The brass sky is the backdrop for the cactus rib textured and hand sawn copper mountains, and the domed sterling silver moon is rising over the rim. This large barrette measures 3 1/2 inches long by ¾ of an inch wide and is attached to the 3 ¼ inch Made in France barrette clip with soldered hooks for a secure hold. If you've ever driven from Tucson to Phoenix or Phoenix to Tucson you've probably seen Picacho Peak and if you've been a little daring you have have climbed to the top and watched the traffic along Interstate 10. This landmark can be seen from downtown Tucson on a clear day, which is a distance of 45 miles.

http://www.restringit.etsy.com

Happy Valentine's Day!

Happy Valentine's Day!

The winter in Tucson has been a bit extreme this year. I work in my garage so I need warmer days. I guess it's time to invest in a miniature heater because I keep waiting for warmer days and I've lost a lot of worktime. Then when summer hits I could use AC out there or maybe even a small evaporative cooler?

Many plants in my yard are suffering from frost exposure even after covering them, but it seems cilantro is pretty hardy.

I'd like to fire up my kiln but keep waiting for warmer days, to open the garage door. The forecast shows warm days ahead so hopefully in this next week I'll be able to work on enameling.

I'd love to make some more beetles and I'd like to try different colors although I love the green the best so far.